Oculus
2013 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · 68% critics
After her brother is convicted of murder, a woman sets out to clear him by investigating whether the killings were caused by something supernatural rather than human intent. As she digs into the past and the circumstances around the crime, she finds the truth may be harder to pin down than expected.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2014-04-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (3,188 votes)
- Box office
- $44,000,000
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Oculus if you like psychological horror that blurs what feels real, with a tense, unsettling atmosphere around a supernatural premise; Not for you if you want nonstop scares, clear payoff, or straightforward storytelling like The Autopsy of Jane Doe or Hush.
Pros: gripping psychological tension; mind-bending timeline; memorable mirror horror | Cons: confusing early pacing; suspense lacking; some dislike the ending
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- supernatural
- haunted house
- hallucination
- family relationships
- artifact
- skepticism
- ghost
- fear of mirrors
- mirror
Cast & crew
Karen Gillan
as Kaylie Russell
Brenton Thwaites
as Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff
as Marie Russell
Rory Cochrane
as Alan Russell
Annalise Basso
as Young Kaylie
Garrett Ryan
as Young Tim
James Lafferty
as Michael Dumont
Miguel Sandoval
as Dr. Shawn Graham
Kate Siegel
as Marisol Chavez
- SG
Scott Graham
as Warren
Directed by Mike Flanagan